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B4 DAILYJOURNAL, JOHNSON COUNTY, IND. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2002 SPORTS Lukas, Baffert in, Zito all but out of Saturday's Derby Amity Community Volunteer Fire Department F2GL3 FC2Y Saturday, May 4th, to CARRYOUT AVAILABLE Fish Hot Dogs Cole Slaw Baked Beans Potato Salad French Fries Desserts Hot Cold Drinks FIRE STATION NORTH OF AMITY ON U.S. 31 KENTUCKY DERBY Churchill Downs MAY4.2002 Time: 4 p.m. TV: WTHR-Channel 13 What happened just shows how hard it is to keep coming back to this race." These guys are good, but not the best threesome ever. From 1935 to 1952, Ben Jones, "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons and Max Hirsch combined for 11 Derby wins, with four capturing the Triple Crown.

Jones saddled Triple Crown winners Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948), Fitzsimmons had Omaha (1935), and Hirsch had Assault (1946). Fitzsimmons also had Gallant Fox in 1930. The past two years, there's been a slight dropoff for Lukas, Baffert and Zito no Derby wins, and Lukas' record streak of 20 years with at least one starter ended in 2001. Baffert, though, rebounded nicely in '01 when Point Given his beaten Derby favorite won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes and Horse of the Year honors. Neither Baffert nor Lukas will be among the favorites in the l'-mile Derby, but who cares? Lukas won with 31-1 shot Charismatic in '99, and 24-1 shot Thunder Gulch in '95.

Baffert won with 8-1 choice Real Quiet in '98. The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. They are the training trifecta, three names horseplayers can't ignore if they're serious about picking the Kentucky Derby winner. D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert and Nick Zito might not have the right horse in their barn every year it just seems that way.

The three have a total of eight Derby victories in the past 14 years, including three times in which the winner nearly went on to win the Triple Crown. This year they almost got shut out. That" hasn't happened to all three of them in the same year Since Baffert joined Lukas and Zito on the Derby trail in 1996. But in the final weeks leading up to Saturday's $1 million race, funny things happened on the way to Churchill Downs: Baffert's in with War Emblem after Prince Ahmed Salman of Saudi Arabia bought the Illinois Derby winner for him on April 11. Lukas is in because his last hope Proud Citizen won the jjpi! Lexington Stakes on April 20.

Naturally, he took a poke at Baffert: "And we didn't have to go buy one." Zito probably will be out officially today, the day of the draw, because neither Crimson Hero nor Straight Gin earned enough money to qualify for an expected full 20-horse field. "Who would have thought this?" Zito began. "The prince buys a horse for Baffert, Wayne wins in the 11th hour and I'm waiting on the fence, without much chance. From ftSe Daily Journal wire services FOOTBALL ALAMEDA, Calif. Raiders ink Woodson Rod Woodson, the 10-time Pro Bowl safety cut by the Baltimore Ravens in February, signed with the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday.

It's the latest in a series of off-' season moves by the Raiders to bolster a defense that faltered down the stretch last season. The 37-year-old Woodson played the last four seasons for Baltimore, but he was released in a cost-cutting move after recording 74 tackles and three of his 61 career interceptions last season. The Ravens originally hoped to bring him back after June 1 at a lower salary, but Woodson jumped to the AFC West champions and their veteran-laden roster. Oakland earlier signed veteran free agents Bill Romanowski and John Parrella to improve their defense and drafted cornerback Phillip Buchanon and linebacker Napoleon Harris. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Coughlin gets extension Tom Coughlin signed a one-year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him as coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars through 2004. The contract sat unsigned on Coughlin's desk for almost four months, following owner Wayne Weaver's announcement that he and the coach agreed in principle to an extension. Weaver made that announcement Jan. 4, the same night Steve Spurrier resigned from the University of Florida and rumors spread that he was coming to the Jaguars. Jacksonville is a big Florida town and many Jaguars fans thought Spurrier would be a perfect fit.

But Weaver wants Coughlin to carry the team through its rebuilding phase, induced by a salary-cap mess the Jaguars and Coughlin got themselves into over the last several seasons. The owner is making the rare move of offering an extension to a coach coming off two straight losing seasons (7-9 and 6-10). BASKETBALL Report: Coaches, parents need better training to identify soccer concussions PMTIIMl 2001 IRL Champions The Associated Press Show Car on Disolav in the Colorado Steakhouse Parking Lot Wednesday, May 1st Team Members on Hand for Questions 8 Dinner Register to win Panther Prize Package which includes i While the report makes no conclusions on the long-term dangers of playing soccer or, specifically, heading balls, it says more studies are needed. "The most critical studies haven't been done," Joy said. Adults often use unreliable methods to 'diagnose concussions, the report says.

Coaches frequently depend on athletes to speak up when they think they have a concussion, but players are no more aware of how to diagnose the condition than adults and may ignore symptoms so they can keep playing. "A kid is going to he to go back into the game," said Don Kir-kendall of the University of North Carolina's department of physical education, exercise and sports sciences. "They're going to say, 'Yeah, I'm fine. No, I'm not Players can get concussions from heading the ball, colliding, running into goalposts or hitting their heads on the ground. A player who sustains a second concussion before recovering from the first may suffer brain swelling that could lead to brain damage and death.

Because young people's brains are still developing, they may be more at risk for serious injury from concussions than adults, the report said. About 19 million Americans played soccer in 2001, making it one of the fastest growing team sports, according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. The report was compiled from doctors' statements at an Institute of Medicine workshop last October on the long-term effects of the game on children's brains. $35 Colorado Steakhouse Dinner Certificate (do not have to be present to win) WASHINGTON As children across America put on their shin guards and head to the fields, the Institute of Medicine is reminding parents that soccer can be dangerous, leading to concussions and other head injuries. Concussions are common in soccer, and coaches and parents need better training to identify and treat young athletes and prevent them from suffering further, life-threatening head injuries, the institute said.

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